What is the Latin word for culprit?

The usual Latin words for “culprit” are noxius, noceō, sōns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“culprit” in Latin

noxiushurtful, harmful, injurious, noxious.; guilty, culpable, criminal, delinquent.noceōto injure, do harm to, hurt, damage sōnsguilty; criminal

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

culprit

noxius: nocens: sons [SYN. in CRIMINAL]. ☞ “Reus” = an accused person; a defendant.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for culprit?: The usual Latin words for “culprit” are noxius, noceō, sōns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.